Question 1

Secondary analysis refers to research in which the data collected and processed by one researcher are reanalyzed by another researcher,often for a different purpose.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False  True

Question 2

A design technique for mail surveys that allows more questions to be asked in a smaller piece of the paper is using

Accepted Answer

A) contingency questions 
B) screening questions 
C) matrix questions 
D) compression questions 
E) using really small fonts 
A) contingency questions 
B) screening questions 
C) matrix questions 
D) compression questions 
E) using really small fonts C

Question 3

Which of the following statements is(are)INCORRECT?

Accepted Answer

A) Closed-ended questions should limit respondents to three or four choices. 
B) Closed-ended questions should have response categories that are mutually exclusive and exhaustive. 
C) Closed-ended questions should provide uniformity of response. 
D) Closed-ended questions should cover the range of likely responses. 
E) Closed-ended questions are appropriate when relevant answers to questions are relatively clear. 
A) Closed-ended questions should limit respondents to three or four choices. 
B) Closed-ended questions should have response categories that are mutually exclusive and exhaustive. 
C) Closed-ended questions should provide uniformity of response. 
D) Closed-ended questions should cover the range of likely responses. 
E) Closed-ended questions are appropriate when relevant answers to questions are relatively clear. A

Question 4

A demonstrated lack of response bias is more important that a high response rate.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

Surveys are excellent devices for studying the context of social life.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

Which of the following techniques does Babbie recommend as the "best" for the presentation of response categories to the respondent?

Accepted Answer

A) a code number 
B) brackets 
C) boxes 
D) parentheses 
E) quotation marks. 
A) a code number 
B) brackets 
C) boxes 
D) parentheses 
E) quotation marks.

Question 7

Surveys are particularly appropriate to

Accepted Answer

A) study a small group of church members. 
B) use in an experiment in the laboratory. 
C) collect original data to describe a large population. 
D) conduct analyses of people in observation studies. 
E) ethnographic data 
A) study a small group of church members. 
B) use in an experiment in the laboratory. 
C) collect original data to describe a large population. 
D) conduct analyses of people in observation studies. 
E) ethnographic data

Question 8

The use of computer-assisted telephone interviewing (CATI)enables a researcher to begin analyzing data before the interviewing is complete.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

The use of inferential statistics in survey analysis assumes that at least 55% of the initial sample completed and returned their questionnaires.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

Which question construction guideline does the following questionnaire item most clearly violate? "Would you not say that crime is not a serious problem in the U.S.?"

Accepted Answer

A) Avoid double-barreled questions. 
B) Avoid short items. 
C) Avoid biased terms. 
D) Avoid meaningful questions. 
E) Avoid negative items. 
A) Avoid double-barreled questions. 
B) Avoid short items. 
C) Avoid biased terms. 
D) Avoid meaningful questions. 
E) Avoid negative items.

Question 11

Which of the following is NOT an example of a new technology for doing survey research?

Accepted Answer

A) CATI (computer assisted telephone interviewing) 
B) CASI (computer assisted self-interviewing) 
C) BRS (biometric response system) 
D) VR (voice recognition) 
E) TDE (touchtone data entry) 
A) CATI (computer assisted telephone interviewing) 
B) CASI (computer assisted self-interviewing) 
C) BRS (biometric response system) 
D) VR (voice recognition) 
E) TDE (touchtone data entry)

Question 12

Roger is training a new batch of interviewers for his project studying attitudes on the 2008 economic bailout package in the U.S.His previous supervisor has indicated that the best training for interviewing is to

Accepted Answer

A) memorize the interview protocol. 
B) quiz other interviewers on the interview protocol. 
C) practice interviewing on each other. 
D) practice on volunteers from Roger's pool of co-workers. 
E) practice alone. 
A) memorize the interview protocol. 
B) quiz other interviewers on the interview protocol. 
C) practice interviewing on each other. 
D) practice on volunteers from Roger's pool of co-workers. 
E) practice alone.

Question 13

Which of the following is NOT a major concern that a researcher must address if they are planning to conduct an online survey?

Accepted Answer

A)  device respondents may use (computer, tablet, smartphone). 
B)  screensizes of device being used. 
C)  software used by respondents. 
D)  population of interest. 
E)  how the survey would look if printed out.. 
A)  device respondents may use (computer, tablet, smartphone). 
B)  screensizes of device being used. 
C)  software used by respondents. 
D)  population of interest. 
E)  how the survey would look if printed out..

Question 14

A particular problem with matrix questions is

Accepted Answer

A) response-set. 
B) respondents are not capable of answering them. 
C) they are double-barreled. 
D) they are open-ended. 
E) they are not valid 
A) response-set. 
B) respondents are not capable of answering them. 
C) they are double-barreled. 
D) they are open-ended. 
E) they are not valid

Question 15

After designing a questionnaire,the surest protection against such mistakes as ambiguous questions is to

Accepted Answer

A) pretest the questionnaire with people who at least somewhat resemble your eventual sample. 
B) let it set for a few weeks so that the errors become more apparent. 
C) put it through the computer and do a factor analysis. 
D) run it through a grammar-checking computer program. 
E) proofread your questionnaire 
A) pretest the questionnaire with people who at least somewhat resemble your eventual sample. 
B) let it set for a few weeks so that the errors become more apparent. 
C) put it through the computer and do a factor analysis. 
D) run it through a grammar-checking computer program. 
E) proofread your questionnaire

Question 16

Early research and experimentation regarding online surveys has found that respondents spend more time looking at:

Accepted Answer

A)  the early choices of a survey. 
B)  the latter choices of a survey. 
C)  the middle choices of a survey. 
D)  equally amongst all of the choices of a survey. 
E)  this research has not yet been conducted. 
A)  the early choices of a survey. 
B)  the latter choices of a survey. 
C)  the middle choices of a survey. 
D)  equally amongst all of the choices of a survey. 
E)  this research has not yet been conducted.

Question 17

Give a comparative analysis of the strengths and weaknesses of survey research.

Accepted Answer

Survey research has several strengths an

Question 18

The questionnaire item "Did you file federal and state income tax reports last year?" with a response set of yes,no,can't remember,other,is an example of a(n)

Accepted Answer

A) open-ended question. 
B) ordinal question. 
C) double-barreled question. 
D) negative item. 
E) ratio variable. 
A) open-ended question. 
B) ordinal question. 
C) double-barreled question. 
D) negative item. 
E) ratio variable.

Question 19

Which one of the following is NOT a strength of survey research?

Accepted Answer

A) they are particularly useful in describing in detail the behaviors of a small population 
B) they make large samples feasible 
C) they are flexible 
D) they enhance reliability by asking the same questions in the same way 
E) they are fairly cost-effective 
A) they are particularly useful in describing in detail the behaviors of a small population 
B) they make large samples feasible 
C) they are flexible 
D) they enhance reliability by asking the same questions in the same way 
E) they are fairly cost-effective

Question 20

Which one of the following is NOT an advantage of interviews over questionnaires?

Accepted Answer

A) Bias is reduced by the presence of an interviewer. 
B) The number of "don't knows" is reduced. 
C) higher response rates 
D) can clarify confusing items 
E) can read kinesics (body language) 
A) Bias is reduced by the presence of an interviewer. 
B) The number of "don't knows" is reduced. 
C) higher response rates 
D) can clarify confusing items 
E) can read kinesics (body language)

Secondary analysis refers to research in which the data collected and processed by one researcher are reanalyzed by another researcher,often for a different purpose.

A design technique for mail surveys that allows more questions to be asked in a smaller piece of the paper is using

Which of the following statements is(are)INCORRECT?

A demonstrated lack of response bias is more important that a high response rate.

Surveys are excellent devices for studying the context of social life.

Which of the following techniques does Babbie recommend as the "best" for the presentation of response categories to the respondent?

Surveys are particularly appropriate to

The use of computer-assisted telephone interviewing (CATI)enables a researcher to begin analyzing data before the interviewing is complete.

The use of inferential statistics in survey analysis assumes that at least 55% of the initial sample completed and returned their questionnaires.

Which question construction guideline does the following questionnaire item most clearly violate? "Would you not say that crime is not a serious problem in the U.S.?"

Which of the following is NOT an example of a new technology for doing survey research?

Roger is training a new batch of interviewers for his project studying attitudes on the 2008 economic bailout package in the U.S.His previous supervisor has indicated that the best training for interviewing is to

Which of the following is NOT a major concern that a researcher must address if they are planning to conduct an online survey?

A particular problem with matrix questions is

After designing a questionnaire,the surest protection against such mistakes as ambiguous questions is to

Early research and experimentation regarding online surveys has found that respondents spend more time looking at:

Give a comparative analysis of the strengths and weaknesses of survey research.

The questionnaire item "Did you file federal and state income tax reports last year?" with a response set of yes,no,can't remember,other,is an example of a(n)

Which one of the following is NOT a strength of survey research?

Which one of the following is NOT an advantage of interviews over questionnaires?

Human Inquiry and Science

Paradigms,theory,and Social Research

The Ethics and Politics of Social Research

Research Design

Conceptualization, operationalization, and Measurement

Indexes, scales, and Typologies

The Logic of Sampling

Experiments

Qualitative Field Research

Unobtrusive Research

Evaluation Research

Qualitative Data Analysis

Quantitative Data Analysis

The Logic of Multivariate Analysis

Statistical Analyses

Reading and Writing Social Research

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Exam 9: Survey Research

Secondary analysis refers to research in which the data collected and processed by one researcher are reanalyzed by another researcher,often for a different purpose.

A design technique for mail surveys that allows more questions to be asked in a smaller piece of the paper is using

Which of the following statements is(are)INCORRECT?

A demonstrated lack of response bias is more important that a high response rate.

Surveys are excellent devices for studying the context of social life.

Which of the following techniques does Babbie recommend as the "best" for the presentation of response categories to the respondent?

Surveys are particularly appropriate to

The use of computer-assisted telephone interviewing (CATI)enables a researcher to begin analyzing data before the interviewing is complete.

The use of inferential statistics in survey analysis assumes that at least 55% of the initial sample completed and returned their questionnaires.

Which question construction guideline does the following questionnaire item most clearly violate? "Would you not say that crime is not a serious problem in the U.S.?"

Which of the following is NOT an example of a new technology for doing survey research?

Roger is training a new batch of interviewers for his project studying attitudes on the 2008 economic bailout package in the U.S.His previous supervisor has indicated that the best training for interviewing is to

Which of the following is NOT a major concern that a researcher must address if they are planning to conduct an online survey?

A particular problem with matrix questions is

After designing a questionnaire,the surest protection against such mistakes as ambiguous questions is to

Early research and experimentation regarding online surveys has found that respondents spend more time looking at:

Give a comparative analysis of the strengths and weaknesses of survey research.

The questionnaire item "Did you file federal and state income tax reports last year?" with a response set of yes,no,can't remember,other,is an example of a(n)

Which one of the following is NOT a strength of survey research?

Which one of the following is NOT an advantage of interviews over questionnaires?

Human Inquiry and Science

Paradigms,theory,and Social Research

The Ethics and Politics of Social Research

Research Design

Conceptualization, operationalization, and Measurement

Indexes, scales, and Typologies

The Logic of Sampling

Experiments

Qualitative Field Research

Unobtrusive Research

Evaluation Research

Qualitative Data Analysis

Quantitative Data Analysis

The Logic of Multivariate Analysis

Statistical Analyses

Reading and Writing Social Research

Filters